Our research is helping to address some of today’s major global challenges, including climate change, social and health inequalities, sustainable development; conservation of biodiversity; poverty and recession.
As a School we have received research funding from all major research councils in the UK, the European Union, and leading national and international Charities. We rank within the top 5 UK geography departments for research income, which now (2020) exceeds £5 Million per year, a volume that has doubled in the last five years.
We have more than 50 active research projects in more than 40 countries across all continents, thus making us truly global.
How can mobile phones help tackle global challenges like the spread of disease or getting aid to the victims of natural disasters?
Watch videoProfessor Mary Edwards shares some thoughts on how she became a scientist and what it's been like to work in the Arctic throughout her career so far
Watch videoProfessor Emma Tompkins describes her work with the Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC).
Watch videoStudent and staff research is organised into research groups:
International Geography and Environmental Science postgraduate appl...
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Geography and Environmental Science is ranked 8th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2021.
For a taster of past projects our Making a Global Impact brochure showcases some of our research highlights and you can learn more about our impact here.
